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and plants with the right hand, taking between thumb 

 and finger a few seeds at a time and sprinkling them 

 thinly in the row. He replaces in one of the flower- 



The tag, back view 



pots any seeds left over. He then plants the beans 

 eight inches apart in the second furrow, replacing 

 any left over in another flowerpot; he repeats with 

 the beets in the middle row about one inch apart ; then 



ROW OF RADISH 



("APART >"DEEP 



ROW OF PEAS OR BEANS 



8 APART 2 DEEP 



ROW OF BEETS 



! I *N 



APART 1 DEEP 



CARROTS OR TURNIPS 



SOW THIN AND THIN OUT WELL 



ONIONS 10 INCHES APART IN GROUPS OF 8 



'. '. !* LETTUCE STARTED IN* CORNER TRANSPLANTED BETWEEN ONIONS 



Child's plot, showing details 



H.G.l'arsons, 1910 



with the carrots, sprinkling them very thinly in the 

 next row; in the last row about ten inches apart he 

 drops a small pinch of onion seed, from six to twelve 

 in a place, and covers them with half an inch of 



